Sometimes I am asked, “Where do you get your ideas to write about”? Today’s post comes from the fact that both my wife and I have been suffering for the past couple weeks with cases of Bronchitis and with this condition, the above mentioned participants find relief by sleeping in a chair in the upright position. You are forced to spend more time thinking than sleeping and this post is the product of last night’s rest (or lack of). Please pay close attention to what I will be offering for in my opinion, I feel very strongly about this post…
Some say it is the beginning of “The End Times”. Some say we are in constant threat of attack by an enemy we have no experience facing. Many wonder if Christianity is in the path of this dark movement and as we view innocent people being executed before our very eyes each day, all we as citizens can do is wonder if our government is up for this monumental challenge. Some say our leaders in government are naive and ill prepared for this task placed before them and some may wonder if the last chapter in our Bible is close…
A very good friend sent me this video this morning and I think it is definitely worth sharing.
Our hats are of to these courageous conservationists.
Clean breaks between notes require fast and coordinated valve action and for that reason you should practice finger or valve exercises daily. I have included a few exercises which will help increase this area of your performance. Playing fast material will hide many fingering faults where slow material will quickly expose weaknesses. For that reason I have included two slow song I Wonder As I Wander and the lesser known Humoreske. A musician may have the best tone in the world and still be rated poorly for sloppy valve work and for that reason it is a good idea to…
Just what is the “Bell Curve System”? A Bell Curve is a representation of graduated increase and decrease of anything. It could represent income changes, temperature differences or the stock market. It is a gradual representation of change and this “gradual” change can be beneficial to your practice habits. I will illustrate this concept by using a practice habit most trumpet players use every day. The proper use of the Clarke Technical Study book. Open your book to the first series and we will begin. Start on the first exercise and continue to the last example. Visualize the bell curve…